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Kaveri Ponnapa
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Kaveri Ponnapa is an author and writer on Kodava culture and food.[1][2] Her scholarly work, The Vanishing Kodavas was published in 2013 after about 15 years of research.[3][4][5]
Education
[edit]Ponnapa studied at Lady Shriram College, Delhi. She did her post graduation in Anthropology from Londonat the School of Oriental and African Studies.[6][7]
Biography
[edit]She also translated Kodava poems in the book, A place apart - Poems from Kodagu.[6][8] She has written other books and also runs a popular blog, "The Coorg Table".[4] Her grandparents, who left Kodagu when they are young, returned to their ancestral house from Andaman and Nicobar Islands after retirement.[9] Before writing her book, The Vanishing Kodavas, she spent huge amount of time in the villages of Coorg to experience the local customs and food habits.[10] Many of her research papers were published in national and international publications.[11][12]
She has also curated many food festivals in top hotels across the country.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kaveri Ponnapa". UpperCrust India on the web. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "Kaveri Ponnapa Archives - Coorg.com". Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ Rajpal, Sujatha (2022-09-12). "Only the younger generation can save their culture from vanishing…". Star of Mysore. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ "Kaveri Ponappa launched her book at The ITC Windsor in Bangalore". The Times of India. 2014-01-08. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ "Out Of The Ordinary: Aastha Vohra, Co-Founder – Manzuri". www.femina.in. Femina.in. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ a b Ganapathy, K. V. (2022-01-08). "A Place Apart: English translation of some Kodava poems". Star of Mysore. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ "Interview with Kaveri Ponnapa, author of the book The Vanishing Kodavas". coorg.com. 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "A Place Apart - Poems from Kodagu - Coorg.com". 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ Ponnapa, Kaveri (2015-10-25). "Epicurean tales from a remote coffee estate in Coorg". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ "148 Vanishing Things: Mushrooms, Monsoons, & Cultures with Author Kaveri Ponnapa of The Vanishing Kodavas". The Storied Recipe. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ a b admin (2023-06-24). "Kaveri Ponnapa – Writer on Gastronomy and Heritage – Kodava Food | Kodagu First". Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ Ghildiyal, Rushina Munshaw (22 June 2023). "Meet The Custodian Of Kodava Food: Kaveri Ponnapa". www.femina.in. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
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